How to use a public telephone

by Naren

First make sure you have coins before you use the phone.
Lift the receiver and wait for the dial tone (if you don't hear it, it means phone is not working. Say goodbye to that one and try another. Then you will see the instructions in the display that ask you to put a coin in the coin slot.

As soon as you put the coin in the coin slot, you will see 'Dial the number; in the display.

Dial the number you want to call. If you exceed 60 seconds, you will have to use one more coin before the countdown clicks 0 in the display; or the call will be disconnected.

Once you are done with the call, keepput the receiver (the thing you hold to your mouth and ear) in the cradle.

If you are lucky or the owner of the phone/phone dept. is unlucky, sometimes it happens when you puthang up the receiver down in the cradle, you may get your coin back in the coin outlet, despite you having made acall. This That is because of the due to a mechanical fault in the internal things of the phone.

If you are unlucky (!), again sometimes it happens the phone would swallow(eat) your coins without letting you to make any calls. Meaning means you neither can't make calls or you get your coin back.

In case Ifthe number you are calling is not reachable or busy or whatever, you have to hang up put the receiver down and take the coin back from the coin outlet and follow the above procedure again, in order to try again.

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Hi Naren,
I'm glad that you are doing the writing assignments. I think that it is a great way for you to practice. You English is already very good but we can always improve right!

I changed a couple things (word choice etc) but for the most part I am very impressed. Great job! -Diana